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VIEW EMAIL WITH IMAGES MARCH 2013 Follow us: The demand for TM programs is growing exponentially among at-risk populations. Even with the increasing number of foundations and philanthropists that are offering to help, the need continues to outpace our available resources. Please help. Your gift can save lives. Thank you! The David Lynch Foundation has been selected as one of 20 organizations to have its projects featured on “Give For Youth,” a crowd-raising platform hosted by Microsoft Corporation. Now you can support the DLF Quiet Time program at New Village Charter High School in Los Angeles on Give For Youth by Wednesday, March 27, and your gift of up to $1,000 will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, by Microsoft. Since this is a limited offering from Microsoft and matching funds are running out fast, we encourage you to give today. DONATE TO DLF ON GIVE FOR YOUTH TODAY Prominent foundations and businesses support DLF outreaches “When I meditate, I feel like I have a key that opens me up to a whole new world,” reported a 12-year-old boy with ADHD who attends the Aspire middle school. A session of “Quiet Time” at a Los Angeles school Aileen Getty Foundation supports Quiet Time in Los Angeles schools An “Aspire” middle school in Los Angeles is now able to deliver the DLF’s Quiet Time program to more than 90 at-risk students, thanks to a generous donation from the Aileen Getty Foundation. Several of the students struggle with learning disabilities and even symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. The Getty Foundation donation also enabled DLF to continue its ongoing partnerships with New Village Charter High School, an innovative school offering personalized education for girls in a small class setting; Children of the Night, an internationally-respected teen shelter offering rehabilitation and high school education to victims of human-trafficking; and an LA-based charter school offering over 500 indigenous students a rigorous course of study and knowledge of their native cultural values. “When I meditate, I feel like I have a key that opens me up to a whole new world,” reported a 12-year-old boy with ADHD who attends the Aspire middle school. About the Aileen Getty Foundation: The Aileen Getty Foundation, founded by Aileen Getty in 2012, is committed to finding innovative and sustainable solutions that advance quality of life for the entire community. The Foundation serves as a leader and a catalyst, funding innovative projects that address the most pressing needs in the community. The Foundation has supported a range of projects, with an emphasis on environmental conservation and poverty alleviation in order to instill a sense of belonging among all community members. Follow the Aileen Getty Foundation on Twitter @AileenGettyFdn Leading interdealer broking firm donates to DLF outreaches to veterans who are suffering from PTSD in New York City CONTACT US davidlynchfoundation.org info@davidlynchfoundation.org Tel: 866-962-0108 +1-641-209-6404 Liv Tyler at ICAP’s 20th Annual Global Charity Day UK-based interdealer broker donates to DLF veteran outreaches Operation Warrior Wellness, the veterans and armed services division of the David Lynch Foundation, was a beneficiary of a worldwide charity event hosted by leading interdealer broking firm, ICAP. Held in December 2012, the Charity Day featured a star-studded cast, including actress and model Liv Tyler, who attended in support of the David Lynch Foundation to help raise funds to provide instruction in the Transcendental Meditation technique to veterans in New York City who are suffering from PTSD, substance abuse and homelessness. DLF Quiet Time Program receives support from Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP “goop,” a digital media and e-commerce company founded by Gwyneth Paltrow, selected the David Lynch Foundation as one of the three charities of the year for its support. Goop recently held a “Charity Closet Sale,” selling items from Ms. Paltrow’s personal wardrobe and donating all proceeds directly to the charities. Funds raised from the event will support the Foundation’s Quiet Time Programs for underserved children in the United States and Great Britain. Goop also supports Alice Water’s Edible Schoolyard Project and global educational charity Pencils of Promise. View the GOOP issue Copyright 2013, David Lynch Foundation. All rights reserved.

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Dr Vandana Shiva - Solutions to the food and ecological crisis

“TEDxMasala - Dr Vandana Shiva - Solutions to the food and ecological crisis facing us today.”

Dr Shiva Vandana is a philosopher, environmental activist, eco feminist and author of several books. Dr Shiva, currently based in Delhi, is author of over 300 papers in leading scientific and technical journals and participated in the non-violent Chipko movement during the 1970s. The movement, some of whose main participants were women, adopted the approach of forming human circles around trees to prevent their felling. She is one of the leaders of the International Forum on Globalization and a figure of the global solidarity movement known as the alter-globalization movement.

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